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Kalaparni, 貹ṇ�: 4 definitions

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Kalaparni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kalaparni in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇa

貹ṇ� (कालपर्णी) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother� (), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Ի󲹰ܰ (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., 貹ṇ�) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.�

The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

貹ṇ� (कालपर्णी).—A mind-born mother.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 22.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kalaparni in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 貹ṇ� (कालपर्णी):—[=-貹ṇ�] [from kāla-parṇa > kāla] f. a dark kind of Ipomoea, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Nirṛti.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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